The 25-year-old has already logged seven years of NBA experience and is coming off a season where he averaged 14.9 points (career high), 3.5 assists and 2.4 rebounds while shooting 41 percent from the floor.

While his shooting percentage is certainly an issue, there is no doubt he is developing into one of the more promising guards in the Eastern Conference.

With the Hawks making a push to land Dwight Howard, giving him a talent like Williams will surely encourage him to strongly consider going back to his hometown (assuming he is willing to budge on his demand to be traded to Brooklyn).

Williams can fill the void left by Joe Johnson in the scoring department and will form a terrific tandem with Jeff Teague in the backcourt.

Twitter Reaction

“Lou Williams” began trending on Twitter almost immediately after the news, and naturally, there were a wide variety of opinions on the signing. Williams is certainly excited about joining a team similar to his old one:

ATL... LOUWILLVILLE.. happy to be apart of a team thats similar to the Sixers.. Young, athletic, and hardworking.. #highlightfactory